So I am heading out to a Casino on Friday night to play some live NL200. I have heard that live NL200 is played similarly to NL50 online so I decided to take a shot at that today. I only had time for a 1 hour session but ended up losing $33.60, mostly from hand #1. Can you guess what the other guy had? Hand #2 is just a question on play vs. short stacks - did I play this one right? Aside from the hand analysis can anyone give me some tips for FR NL200 live play? This will be my first time playing live at a casino. My comfortable limit so far is NL20 on Prima Network, but I find myself to be a much more focused player live.

Hand #1:

No reads on villain, this is his 2nd hand at the table. I think I should have bet more on the flop, raised less on the river, and shut down after the turn call.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
10 players


Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP2 with
4 folds, Hero raises to $2, 3 folds, SB calls, BB folds.

Flop: ($4.5, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3, SB calls.

Turn: ($10.5, 2 players)
SB bets $2, Hero raises to $10, SB calls.

River: ($30.5, 2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero raises to $15, SB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $60.5

Hand #2:

This is vs. a very short stack who was 25/18.8 after 16 hands.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players


Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with
6 folds, Hero raises to $2, SB calls, BB folds.

Flop: ($4.5, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7, SB calls all-in $6.25.
Uncalled bets: $0.75 returned to Hero.

Turn: ($17, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $17)


River: ($17, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $17)


Results:
Final pot: $17

hand 1: just call on river



hand 2: standard